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Set on the island of Tsushima in feudal Japan, this open-world game lets you live out your samurai dreams in style. Its mysterious landscape, engaging combat and eventful main story make it the perfect single-player game. Check out our full Ghost of Tsushima review. In Control you step into the shoes of Jessie Faden, the newest director of the clandestine Federal Bureau of Control FBC - a Government agency which researches, and ultimately aims to control, paranormal activity.

In our review , we gave Control 4. A sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest - one of our favorite Metroidvania 2D dungeon crawlers on Xbox One - Ori and the Will of the Wisps takes our protagonist Ori into new environments while keeping the heartfelt spirit and enjoyable gameplay that made the original so good. From Transistor developer, Supergiant Games, Hades sees you take control of Zagreus, the son of Hades, as he attempts to escape from Underworld to reach Mount Olympus, with the occasional bit of help from the Olympians themselves.

With a great soundtrack, satisfying combat, an interesting story and stellar RPG systems, it has a lot going for it. Oh, and it even lets you pet Cerberus. If Hades sounds like your idea of Heaven or maybe Hell? Four years after its release, millions of gamers are still carrying on their solemn journeys across the war-ravaged low-fantasy world of The Witcher 3. It remains to be the apex of video game storytelling. Everything — from side-quests with lowly peasants to political tinkering of lords and barons — seems to be treated to the same degree of love and attention from the writers.

This is the game that made surly, concrete-voiced hero Geralt of Rivia an icon and soon to be star of a Witcher Netflix show.

The world is not just astounding in terms of topographical scale and variety, but also impressive in its sense of history and life, as it seems that every village, castle ruins and cave has a story to tell. The fact that The Witcher 3 remains as remarkable an experience today as it was when it first came out is proof of its groundbreaking role in the medium.

A remake of one of the great survival horror games can be a poisoned chalice, but Capcom succeeded in creating a magnum opus both within the series and among all video game remakes.

Each zombie is a bullet sponge and mortal threat, resources are hardly adequate, and an unkillable blue man dressed like a hard-boiled detective marches after you through much of the game. Siege is available on consoles, but the definitive way to play it is on PC with a keyboard and mouse. See our Rainbow Six Siege review. A prequel to the original game, the story delivers some eye-opening revelations about the wider Red Dead universe. The gameplay and world-building are incredible, with lots of freedom available for players to do whatever they want as they set out onto the frontier as Arthur Morgan.

The game is also gorgeous , especially on PC for those with a capable enough rig. The sweeping mountain visits and bubbling rivers shine on PC, making Red Dead Redemption 2 one of the best games we can recommend on PC.

See our Red Dead Redemption 2 review. See our Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice review. It starts with an old broken-down farm and a handful of seeds. You clear out the weeds and rocks until you get tired, and then you do it again. You get into the rhythm of daily life--visiting friends, watering crops, occasional light spelunking.

Before you know it, it's been 75 hours and you're mostly managing your complex irrigation system and planning for next season's harvest. Stardew Valley is a friendly, relaxing experience that also somehow manages to be endlessly addicting. Fans know the feeling of assuring themselves they'll play just one more day before bed. And while it's appeared on just about every platform, PC often gets the first chance to test all of the little quality-of-life tweaks and new features that come with patches--most recently the massive 1.

Plus, there's a huge library of mods that let you tweak various gameplay elements, give the game a new aesthetic, and even add extensive new content and characters see: Stardew Valley Expanded. Keeping up with Stardew Valley on PC is the best way to make sure your farming life never gets stale.

See our Stardew Valley review. It's true that since its release in , The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been ported to just about every platform that can play games, including Amazon Alexa speakers and smart refrigerators. But the king of all Skyrim versions is the one on PC, and it's not even close. That's because the PC version gives you access to years of mods created by the Skyrim community. From adding serious RPG story content to providing ridiculous possibilities like replacing all dragons with Thomas the Tank Engine, the PC version of Skyrim adds nearly endless options to an already expansive, enormous game.

You absolutely should play Skyrim on PC if you haven't, and you absolutely should mod it to see how the game has become so much more than it was when it was released. The Witcher 3 puts Geralt on a quest to find Ciri, a witcher in training who's like a daughter to him. He reconnects with old flames, friends, and adversaries as he searches far and wide for her. Of course, there's an abundance of side quests and characters to meet along the way, which will undoubtedly keep you busy for hours.

Many of these quests require you to slay monsters, a witcher's main trade, and you'll have to prepare accordingly to defeat them by sword, witcher magic, and potions.

All this--and we didn't even get into the two excellent expansions--makes The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt an essential PC game. See our The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt review. Valheim took Steam by storm, selling more than 5 million copies and earning an Overwhelmingly Positive rating from , reviews in its first months of early access.

That may seem unbelievable, but when you step into the world of Valheim and explore its mysterious forests, mountains, and hills, it becomes intimately clear how special it is. Valheim is full of secrets, which you'll discover as you slay monsters, collect resources, and build yourself a Viking village. Slowly peeling back the fog of this world is tremendously satisfying as finding new lands, enemies, and resources that help bolster your crafting menu and arsenal, the latter of which you'll need to master and utilize to fend off the deadly beasts that call Valheim home.

But you won't have to go it alone, as you can invite up to nine friends to join you on your server for Viking adventures and good times. The initial response to Valorant was that it's basically a mashup where Overwatch meets Counter-Strike--and yeah, that's pretty accurate. That's also a good thing, because Valorant draws on many of the strengths of those games to make something unique.

It focuses on the round-based demolition-style game mode with two teams of five attackers and defenders on balanced maps with specific lanes and sightlines and an extremely fast time-to-kill. However, each agent or character has their own unique abilities that add another strategic layer to combat. Team composition plays a major role, and each agent affects what the team is capable of in each high-stakes situation.

It's intense and demanding, but so rewarding. Valorant is still early in its lifespan. But we've seen content updates and changes in its first year and it's been quite successful, so you can expect the game to get more support moving forward.

If a competitive FPS with layered tactics, precise gunplay, and intense moments is your thing, Valorant is worth a try. See our Valorant review. Finding the right balance in a strategy game is extremely difficult, as the best ones are challenging enough to necessitate smart play without being too punishing. Set after the first game, when aliens have nearly completely conquered Earth, XCOM 2 certainly casts you as an underdog, but it gives you the tools you need to take the fight to the invaders with careful planning.

Moving your units around and getting a view of the whole battlefield is perfect with a keyboard and mouse. See our XCOM 2 review. Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email news gamespot. Apex Legends. See on Steam. New Videos. All Videos. Jokes Joke of the Day. All Jokes. Top Top Games. Top Videos.

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Every year, we publish a new version of the PC Gamer Top , a list of the best PC games from throughout time that we think you'll enjoy right now. The latest list was published September Here are the top ten games on that list. It's an interesting time to be playing it, too, because we're expecting changes to come with the launch of the new Treyarch Call of Duty game, Black Ops — Cold War.

The map is fantastic, the 'ping' communication system is something every FPS should have from here on, the guns and movement are great fun no wallrunning, but sliding down hills feels great , and it's free-to-play with nothing to pay for except cosmetics.

It isn't the game we expected from Respawn, but we're glad it's here. Check James' review for more. It also adds a bunch of quality of life improvements.

Siege's learning curve is a result of all the stuff characters, gadgets, elaborate maps, and guns that's been added since December , but eventually you find yourself picking operators, map spots, and roles that you're comfortable with. Tyler has spent over 1, hours playing Rocket League, and slightly fewer nitpicking the PC Gamer style guide. His primary news beat is game stores: Steam, Epic, and whatever launcher squeezes into our taskbars next.